Computer-assisted assessment of depression and function in older primary care patients

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-171

  Kurt, Reyis ^a   Bogner, Hillary R ^b   Straton, Joseph B ^b   Tien, Allen Y ^c,d   Gallo, Joseph J ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Medical Decision Logic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized assessment; Depression; Geriatrics; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY ESTIMATES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642497519     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(03)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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